Review

Okay, so Sophia Bolinder is a name you’re going to want to remember. The Malmö-based pop/R&B singer just dropped her new single “My Own Company” featuring John Soul, and it’s genuinely one of those tracks that sneaks up on you. The song sits in that sweet spot between smooth R&B and polished pop. Sophia’s vocals …

Audren is a French indie artist with a background that spans Lyme disease, a video game character modeled after her, and a bestselling writing career. She’s lived a lot, and weirdly, you can feel that in a dance track. There’s something grounded about this song that most pure pop-funk releases miss. The production is tight. …

There’s a certain kind of song that can stick in your head from the first listen. “Bells of Silver” from Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends is that kind of track. The project belongs to Arne Floryd, formerly of Swedish band Redmoon, and this one comes from his upcoming album “The King and the Sparrow?”, …

Okay, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t expecting this one to hit me the way it did. Blake Madison’s new single “Wait My Dear” showed up in my rotation this week and I kept going back to it more than I planned to. The song has this unhurried, almost suspended quality to it. It doesn’t rush …

Swiss rock band Rivermind dropped their third single. “Nightlight” has this low-simmering energy that sneaks up on you. It opens with a thick, distorted bass pulse that immediately sets the mood, and the guitars layer in gradually, adding texture rather than just noise. There’s real restraint here, which is harder to pull off than people …

Okay, I was not expecting to get this emotionally wrecked by a four-minute music video on a random Tuesday, but here we are. Reina Mora dropped the visual for “Bad Decision” back in March, and it already hit 120K views. The video feels less like a stylistic choice and more like actually digging through an …

OpCritical just dropped their third single and it’s the kind of song that makes you feel something the moment the guitar kicks in. “Not My America” is a protest rock track that takes a hard look at the division and pettiness eating away at the country right now, and honestly, it hits. The lyrics lean …

If you like your pop with a little more atmosphere and edge, MILYAM is worth your time. Her latest single “Lost in the Jungle” sits in that cinematic alt-pop space that’s genuinely hard to pull off, but she handles it well. The production is the first thing you notice. It’s layered and deliberate, the kind …

Boston’s Christian music scene just got a serious newcomer, and honestly, it’s worth your attention. 12 Disciples Worship, formed out of 12 Disciples Church in Boston, dropped their debut single “All For You Jesus”, and it does exactly what a good worship track should do: it gets out of its own way and points somewhere …

“Let Us In” has that sharp, slightly messy indie rock energy that works best when a band trusts the song more than the polish. The Shrubs get that balance right here. I like most is how direct it feels. The track doesn’t waste time dressing itself up or stretching for some bigger statement and it …

Caitty’s debut single is one of those tracks that sneaks up on you. It starts quietly, the kind of song you half-listen to, and then somewhere around the second verse you realize you’ve been paying full attention for two minutes already. The production is polished but not overdone. Co-produced with Yoga Ramadhan, it sits in …

Manchester’s JESUS THE APOLLO is doing something genuinely different with this one, and it’s the kind of track that rewards you the more you sit with it. “HUSH HUSH! (lucid dream edition)” leans hard into avant-garde hip hop territory, built around a sampled lullaby that’s been flipped completely on its head. The idea is clever, …

Here’s a fun one. DownTown Mystic just dropped On E Street Remix, a six-track EP that does something most indie rock records can only dream about — it features the actual E Street Band rhythm section. That’s drummer Max Weinberg and bassist Garry Tallent, the same duo that powered Bruce Springsteen through the Born in …

Kelsie Kimberlin has been on my radar for a while, mostly because of her Ukraine-focused work, which hit differently than most protest music you come across. So when she dropped “Lady Liberty” back in March, I was curious where she’d take it. The song is squarely aimed at what’s happening to immigration in America right …

Reetoxa’s Soliloquy is like it came from years of second-guesses and stubborn creative drive finally being pushed out into the open. You can hear the scale of it straight away. It’s a double album, and it really leans into that full-length experience rather than chasing a few quick highlights. What kept me engaged was how …

Burning Days hits a nice balance that a lot of indie rock records chase and never quite reach. dreamscent keep the guitars wide and hazy, but the songs still feel grounded. That’s what stuck with me most. This album doesn’t get lost in texture. It keeps a strong sense of shape, and that makes the …

Stephanie Westdal’s “On The Video” feels like the kind of pop single that gets better once you sit with the details for a minute. On first listen, it comes off clean, sharp, and easy to get into, and give it a little more attention, though, and the real hook is how pointed the song feels. …

Some songs grab you with a huge chorus. “Cold Fingers” does the opposite. Sotto James keeps everything low-key, and that’s exactly why it works. This track feels like being stuck in your own head during a long drive, replaying a moment you cannot quite shake. What sold me here is the patience. The arrangement stays …